Watch Kerry Washington Hilariously Explain How Olivia Pope Would Fare on Game of Thrones

On Scandal, Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) is known, literally, as a gladiator. (Seriously, that's what she nicknamed the folks who work at O.P.A.) This moniker makes sense: Olivia stomps around Washington, D.C.—in perfectly tailored coats, mind you—putting out political fires left and right like a boss. Her shield is a cell phone, and her armor is an almost-encyclopedic knowledge of crisis communications. She knows how to get the job handled.

But how would Ms. Pope fare in an actual battle—like, one with blood and sword fights and no air conditioning? The kind of fight where how you slug is more crucial than how you spin? The kind of fights that happen on a little indie show you've probably never heard of called Game of Thrones?

Pretty damn well, according to Kerry Washington. "It would be really sad if Olivia Pope were on Game of Thrones because she would've won the throne, like, four seasons ago. And then the show would be over," Washington said. (This is objectively true. Olivia's ability to rig a presidential election is way more intimidating than Daenerys and her dragons.)

Washington says Olivia's style would stay intact too: She'd have her own house called House of Fabulousness, and its insignia would be a white hat and a purse. As for Olivia's signature white coat, Washington is down to bring it to the GoT world if White Walkers are nowhere in sight. "I would be scared for Olivia Pope to meet up with a White Walker," Washington said. "That would be unfortunate. Blood on the white coat? No bueno." (But again, the White Walkers would likely just cower in fear of Olivia's knack for White House espionage.)

Of course, Olivia would squeeze in a little PR while in King's Landing. Washington says OP would know exactly how to handle the rumor that Jaime and Cersei Lannister are siblings: "She would spin the idea that there are lots of kinds of love between people, and you can never really put a finger on how exactly to define the relationship between people that love each other very much," she said. "I think she would spin and avoid. Spin and avoid." (Oddly, "spin and avoid" is what GoT fans say when they bring up this plot point.)

And which GoT guy would Olivia kick back with the 297 A.C. equivalent of wine and popcorn? The Kingslayer (Jaime Lannister)! A solid choice. "Because he'd just be passing through town and not stay around," Washington said. It seems the men are just as expendable on GoT as they are on Scandal….

Find out the rest of Olivia's GoT cred in the video below. Let the campaign for a Kerry Washington arc on Game of Thrones begin!